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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1681504 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201908 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | OMA.Airport |
| State Reference | NE |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Flight Phase | Other unknown |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 324 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
On descent into oma at 6;700 feet; an object appearing to be a drone; but possibly balloons; appeared at 1 o'clock and slightly below us. From our perspective it moved from right to left and went right under our left wing. To me it appeared to have lights on it; which is why my immediate thought was drone. It all happened very quickly and there was no time to maneuver to avoid. We immediately made a radio call to approach; who was currently handling us; to try and pinpoint the exact location. No sounds or evidence of impact noticed. I will add that if this was indeed a drone; we better figure it out quickly; as it would be an obvious easy entry; low cost threat to national security.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported NMAC with a UAV.
Narrative: On descent into OMA at 6;700 feet; an object appearing to be a drone; but possibly balloons; appeared at 1 o'clock and slightly below us. From our perspective it moved from right to left and went right under our left wing. To me it appeared to have lights on it; which is why my immediate thought was drone. It all happened very quickly and there was no time to maneuver to avoid. We immediately made a radio call to Approach; who was currently handling us; to try and pinpoint the exact location. No sounds or evidence of impact noticed. I will add that if this was indeed a drone; we better figure it out quickly; as it would be an obvious easy entry; low cost threat to national security.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.